Kitui to Mutomo: How to Travel from Kitui to Mutomo

After the tarmacking of the B7 road which links Kitui town and Kibwezi via Mutomo, the journey between Kitui and Mutomo has become much easier. As anyone who had ever traveled between Kitui and Mutomo in the pre-tarmac days will tell you, it used to be a tiring and time consuming journey. And by the time you got to Mutomo from Kitui, your clothes would be very dirty due to the dust you had to encounter on the way. But that is no longer the case. That is history. Nowadays, it is actually possible to live in Mutomo and work in Kitui town with a daily commute. That is because with a good car, you can cover the 75 or so Kilometers between Kitui and Mutomo in about one hour and 15 minutes. Previously, a minibus would take a minimum of 4 hours to travel from Kitui to Mutomo. But nowadays, the same distance is covered in under 2 hours, even with stops along the way to pick and drop passengers.

Some of the Matatus with operations in the Kitui to Mutomo route include Kinatwa Sacco and Mbikisa Sacco. 

The fare from Kitui to Mutomo is in the 250 to 350 shillings range (as of April 2020).

Some of the towns you are likely to pass by on your journey from Kitui to Mutomo include Wikililye [where there is a junction to mulango and to Kavisuni/Katulani], Chuluni (where there is a junction to Nzambani, Sombe and Malalani), Kisasi(where there is a junction to Kyangunga), Mosa (where there is a junction to Mbitini), then Ikanga, Kyatune, Uae and finally Mutomo town. 
So from Kitui you go to Wikililye. From Wikililye you go to Kyuluni. From Kyuluni you go to Kisasi. From Kisasi you go to Mosa. From Mosa you go to Ikanga. From Ikanga you go to Kyatune. From Kyatune you go to Uae. And from Uae you go to Mutomo town.